Folding box



6. sARDo'u Aug. 28, 1923.

FOLDING BOX Filed March 9. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 /N|/E/VTOR GEORGE5/14001/ BY may) 4% Aug. 28, 1923, 1,466,344 G. SARDOU FOLDING BOX FiledMarch 9, 1922 2 Sheet-Sheet 2 W/MESS v INVENTOR Gin/P65 5,4R00u' I BY ATTORNEYS v Patented Aug. 28, 1923.

GEOBGE'SARDOU, or new YORK, N. Y.

roLnine" BOX.

Application filed March e, 1922'] Serial are. 542,241.

1 '0 all whom it may concern v Be it known that I, Gnonon SARooU, acitizenot' theUnited States of America, and resident of the borough ofli Ianh'attan; city county and State of New York have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Folding Boxes, o't'which the following isa specification.

hly invention'relates to folding boxes generally constructed ofcardboard or the like, and has for its object to provide a box of thistype whiclriseconomical to clonstruct and, whichinay readily beset up toconsti tute an efiicient and reliable container. A further object of myinvention is to construct the box in a novel and special manner to serveas acontainer forpredetermined articles and to provide individualcompartments forithe accommodation, of the articles in question. Othermore specific objectsjot my invention will appear from the descriptionhereinafter, and the features of novelty will be pointed out in theappended claims.

.In the accompanying drawings which illustrate an example of the invention without defining: its limits, Figure 1 is a face \"iew oi theblank itrom'whicli the box is constructed; Fig. 2 a plan view of theboxset up and with the cover in an open position Fig. 3 isa longitudinalsection on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2', and Fig. 41 is a cross-section onthe line 4i4.- of Fig. 2. v,

the purposes of illustration and description, l have chosen a foldingbox of distinctive form designed more particularly to conta in aplurality of approXimately cy;

l indrical articles such as the, collapsible tubes in which creams andvpastes are markcted. and adapted particularly toro ntaiiia set of tubesof face creams associated with one another. for instance, inthetrcatment of the human face. It will be understood that this is onlyan example which is not to be construed asdefining. the limits ot theinvention or its field o'laisetulnessQ As shown in F g. 1, the blanktrom which the box is constructed comprises .a cover panel 10 and abottom panel 11 connected together inend-to-cnd relation by means of endpanel 12 and 'loldablc relatively thereto on score lines 13 and 14respectively. In the illustrated example, the panels and 11 taper towardthe end panel 12 whereby the box, whensetu a for use, isg ivendistinctiye shape and isot less width at one end than at the other;this,'or" course, is not 'will appear more; fully hereinafter.

an arbitrary requirement, as obviously the panels 10 and 11 may beotherwise shaped than as shown. The cover panel 10 provid d at itsopposite longitudinal edges with side flaps15 and at its free end with"an end flap 16, said flaps being; toldable relatively to said panel onscore lines 17 and 18 re speciively, which, with the score line 1?),definothe periphery o'ii'the cover panel 10.

At the end opposite to that atwhiclfthe end panel 12 is located,thebottom panel 11 visprovided with a second end panel 12 j'old ablerela tbJcly to said bottom panel 111011 a score line 19 and itself prvided with an auniliary end panel 20 foldable on a' score line 21;theauxiliary end panel 20, in turn. is continued in the form of a flap 22foldable on a score line, 23. l w.

Bide tongues 24 and 25 project iii opposite directions from the endpanels 12am 12 respectivelyyand are toldable on score lines 26,saidtongues Q 1 and 125. when the box is set up. extendingtoward eachother in registry with the side edges of the panelll, as

The tongues 24 and 25 are preferably of such length as to overlap eachother when the 1m is set up. or to abut, although it will be understoodthat the dimensions 0t said tongues as to length, are capable of variation within the limits oi the hon withoutdestroying their operative'liinctions.

Main side panels 27 and, QS a're located along opposite longitudinalsides of the botthereto on score lines 29 which, with the score linicsli an d 19, define the periphery of said bottom panel. 11; the sidepanels'Q'Z and 28. in mm; are contiiiued in the form tom panel 11 andare foldable relatively V oit' aux ili'ary side panelsBO and 31,foldable on score lines 32. The sidepanels 27.. and 31. ronstitutethelongitu'dinalside walls of the box when the latter is set up and serve"Further to lock the tongues 2 1" and 25 in place. vliercby the endpanelsflQ and 1E2 are fined in. position to 'lormfthe opposite end wallsof sand box. as will appear more '3 1 'lully hereinatter. The aux l aryside panel 30 is PTOV'idGd Wlth a flap 33' toldable on a score li'ne 34and adapted to he insurface engagement with the bottom i anel 11 theoperative condition of the box, as shown in Fig. 4. An auxiliary bottompanel 35 forms a continuation ofth'e auxiliary side panel 1 we e es elaely t me: o sco reline 36, said auxiliary bottoin panel 35 beingarranged, when the box is set up, to lie upon and over the bottom panel11. One of the novel features of the improved box resides in theprovision of means whereby individual compartments or recesses aredefined in the body of the box, this result being attained by providingflaps capable of being brought to upright positions withrespect to thebottom of said box. drawings, by way of example, two such flaps 37 areshown, said flaps initially comprising parts of the auxiliary bottompanel 35 and being cut therefrom, as shown in Fig. 1; the flaps 37remain in connection 'with said bottom panel 35 along one edge,

and are foldable relatively thereto on score lines 38 which define saidedge. 7

In setting up the box for use, the end panels 12 and 12 are folded uponthe lines 14 and 19 respectively, to upright positions with respect tothe bottom panel 11, and the auxiliary end panel 20 is folded downwardlyand inwardly on the line 21 into surface engagement with the innersurface of the end panel 12 the flap 22 being folded on the line 23 tolie in surface engagement with the bottom panel 11. The side tongues 24;and 25 are now folded inwardly on the lines 26 into registry with thescore lines 29 and so as to project toward each other in pairs from theopposite end panels 12 and 12 as previously stated, the tongues 24 and25 preferably arev long enough to overlap and thereby become locked insurface engagement with each other, or they may terminate at a distancefrom each other or abut, the

dimensions of said tongues being capable of variation without destroyingthe functional operation thereof.

The main side panel 27 is now folded upwardly on the line 29 intosurface engagement with the outer surfaces of the tongues 24 and 25onthat sideof the box. and the auxiliary side panel 30 is foldeddownwardly on the line 32 over and into surface engagement with theinner surfaces of said tongues 24 and 25; the flap'33 is folded on 'theline 341 into contact with the bottom panel 11 and preferably. at itsone end. lies over and in contact with the flap 22. The main side flap28 is now similarly folded on the line 29 into an upright position in engagement with the outer surfaces of the tongues 24 and 25 and theauxiliary side In the thereby fix the end panels 12 and 12 -2U firmly inupright positions. At the same time, the auxiliary bottom panel 35maintains the side panels 2S3l in an upright position and bypressureupon. the flap 33, fixes the side panels 2Y30 in place, the action ofsaid auxiliary bottom panel 35 upon the flap 22 serving also to maintainthe auxiliary end panel. 20 in its intended position. The end and sidewalls of the box defined by the panels 121 '-20 and 27-3U and 2831respectively, are thus of the rigidity required in a box of the type inquestion andtogether with the bottom panelsl]. and 35 constitute thebody of said box. The weight. of the contents of the box exerted uponthe auxiliary bottom panel 35 prevents anydistortion of thebox byclampingthe flaps 22 and 33 beneath said auxiliary bottom. By foldingthe flaps 37 up wardly on the lines 38 to upright positions,

upin advantageous display positions with out'danger of the artic esfalling therefrom,

and at the same time provides for the indi- 17 and 13 respectively, andinserted into said body inside of the side walls and one end wallthereof. It will be understood that the location and'arrangement of thevarious panels with respect to each other and relativelyto the mainbottom panel may be different from that illustrated, without affect.-ino the iiiciency of the .box;

The box provides an efficient and attractive container which may beconstructed in variety of distinctive shapes and which is economical toproduce and easily set up for use. Because of its foldability, the boxmay be stored and'shipped in large quantities in a minimum of space. andis also capable of being printed upon and mechanically embellishedwithout difficulty. While I have shown and described the box as beingspecially adapted for containingarticles in the I form of tubes, it willbe understood that this.

is only an example, and that said box is capable of use with equalefliciency in connec tion with other merchandise.

Various modifications in the specific form shown and described may bemade within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit ofmy invention.

I claim:

l. A folding box consisting of a body hav ing a main bottom, a singleply end wall, a double ply end wall, double ply' side walls all foldedrelatively to said bottom to operative positions, an auxiliary bottomfoldably connected with one side wall and lying over said main body tolock saidend and side walls in operative position, a pair of flapscomprising integral parts of said auxiliary bottom and :toldablerelatively thereto to spaced perpendicular positions tofdivide said bodyinto a plurality of individual compartments, a cover foldably connected.with said single ply end wall and movable to open and closed positionsand end and side flaps foldably connected with said cover and adapted inthe closed position of the lat-- ter, to extend into said body.

2. A folding box comprising a main bot tom panel, end panels foldablyconnected therewith to form the ends of the box,

tongues toldably connected with said end panels and extending towardeach other in.

pairs, main side panels foldably connected with said main bottom paneland arranged to lie against said tongues on the outside, auxiliary sidepanels foldably connected on said auxiliary end panel and oneof saidauxiliary side panels adapted to lie against aid bottom panel, an auxilary bottom panel foldablv connected with. the other auxiliary side paneland arranged to lie upon said mam bottom panel and over said flaps,

a cover foldably connected with the other end panel, end and side flapsfoldably conneeted with said cover and arranged, inthe closed positionof the latter, to extend into said box, and flaps comprisingintegralparts of said auxiliary bottom panel and foldable relatively thereto tospaced, perpendicular positions to divide said box into a plurality ofindividual compartments.

, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set In hand. i

y GEORGE SARDOU.

a with said main side panels and arranged to

